Then, the Governor-General received the National President, Early Childhood Australia, Ms Ros Cornish and the Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Australia, Ms Samantha Page.

In the evening, at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Ambassador, State of Kuwait, His Excellency Mr Najeeb Al-Bader, attended a reception to celebrate the 55th National Day and 25th Anniversary of Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait.